Wei Yuran and Zhang Xin, the Double Degree program enrollees from Xuzhou Institute of Technology, recited a poem in Russian.

“You gained better knowledge of Russian language and got acquainted with Russia, St. Petersburg and ETU. I hope that when you return home, you will cherish warm memories of the ETU teaching staff. I hope that we are good friends now and we will be glad to see you here again.”

“When I was a child, my parents told me a lot about Russia. Russian and Polish languages are similar, so I never had any problems learning Russian. I sometimes struggle when I have to pronounce long words but I will be working on it. The hardest thing during this summer school was to register at the dormitory because my Russian was bad. I was very impressed by St. Petersburg. The glory of Russia is expressed through buildings of this city.”

“I love Russia, its culture and history. It is my third time in St. Petersburg. For me, St. Petersburg is the most beautiful city in the world! I noticed that besides architecture you can really admire big Russian heart of the city. We are really lucky that we had Elena A. Smirnova as a Russian teacher. She did not only explain grammar, but told us a lot about Russian culture.”